Numbers 22:40 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 22:40

Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

KJV

And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And Balak offered oxen, etc. - This was to gain the favor of his gods, and perhaps to propitiate Jehovah, that the end for which he had sent for Balaam might be accomplished.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח	vai.yiz.Bach	and he sacrificed	H2076 →
בָּלָ֖ק	ba.Lak	Balak	H1111 →
בָּקָ֣ר	ba.Kar	cattle	H1241 →
וָצֹ֑אן	va.Tzon	and sheep	H6629 →
וַיְשַׁלַּ֣ח	vay.sha.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
לְבִלְעָ֔ם	le.vil.'Am	to Balaam	H1109 →
וְלַשָּׂרִ֖ים	ve.la.sa.Rim	and to the leaders	H8269 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
אִתּֽוֹ׃	'i.To	[were] with him	H854 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
leads to
- Isaiah 59:7
  Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
- Proverbs 6:18
  a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
- Proverbs 4:16
  For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
- Romans 3:5
  But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
Through
Genesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
leads to
- Exodus 18:12
  Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
- Genesis 37:25
  And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to…
Through
Numbers 23:2
So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
leads to
- Numbers 23:14
  So Balak took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
- Numbers 23:30
  So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.